Let's Care Together - Programme Introduction (for Employers)
2025-03-25 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-04-08 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-04-22 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-05-07 12:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London) | Online webinar
This webinar is for employers and wellbeing leads to introduce our new virtual befriending initiative to support carer’s wellbeing.

Audience

This is a virtual event open to employers, wellbeing leads and employee carer networks.

Background

Business in the Community (BITC) and leading healthcare provider Simplyhealth, have come together to co-create the Let’s Care Together programme.

Research shows that unpaid carers have worse wellbeing outcomes than non-carers, and are likely to be time-poor due to their caring responsibilities*. The programme aims to support carers by streamlining access to resources and providing practical support across the four pillars of wellbeing: Physical, Mental, Social and Financial. This support will include helping people with caring responsibilities to connect with friends and family, community groups and wider support, find wellbeing information and gain financial confidence.

Our volunteer befrienders will work on a one-to-one basis with each carer on one or all of the following, depending on their preference: ​

Increasing connection to their local community, improving overall social wellbeing and reducing any feelings of isolation. ​

Supporting financial independence and knowledge of financial tools/support available.​

Access to practical support and tools for their physical wellbeing. ​

Being a regular listening ear and friendly face to offer support and guidance.​

About this event

In this webinar you will learn how our Let’s Care Together programme can support unpaid carers (over 18) with their wellbeing, through pairing them with an online befriender.

Join this session to learn more about how your beneficiaries, or colleagues with caring responsibilities could benefit from the programme.

Speakers

Usha Manojkanth – BITC Programme Manager

Simon Walters – BITC Programme Manager

Michelle Brannen – BITC Programme Manager

Booking, contact details and further information

Email care@bitc.org.uk, for any further questions.

The session will take place on Teams.

Joining instructions will be sent before the event.

About Business in the Community

Business in the Community is the largest and longest-established movement dedicated to responsible business in the UK, formed in 1982 and with HM The King as our Royal Founding Patron. Together with our network of businesses we are leading the UK to create a fair and sustainable world in which to live and work.

*Carers UK 2022 – Unpaid carers continue to suffer poorer health- with some groups adversely affected.

Employee Health and Wellbeing
2025-06-25 08:30 - 11:30 | Cardiff
Join us at this event where we will explore how to improve employee wellbeing and discuss our FREE Self Assessment Tool.

This is an in person event.
Unsure how your organisation measures up on its wellbeing initiatives? Come along to this event where we will discuss how to use our free Workwell Self-Assessment Tool to evaluate your organisation’s wellbeing journey and see where it could make progress.
Overview
The Workwell Self-Assessment Tool is a free online survey created by Business in the Community (BITC) that has already reached almost 1.4 million employees through participating organisations . This intuitive platform enables teams to establish a clear baseline of their workforce wellbeing strategies, to benchmark performance against other businesses, and to identify the most impactful areas for improvement without the need for lengthy audits or costly external consultants.
By engaging with the tool you will be part of a growing community of organisations that have progressed into the embedding phase of the Workwell Model . Users consistently report strong outcomes from their specialist support services and have also highlighted inclusive culture as a key area for development . Whether you lead a small or medium sized enterprise beginning a wellbeing journey or manage a large organisation seeking to refine existing practices, the Workwell Self-Assessment Tool will equip you with the data and insights needed to make workforce wellbeing a strategic driver of organisational success.
Wherever you are on your journey, now is the time to be focussing on employee wellbeing because long-term sick costs the economy £1.5billion a year and Wales has the highest level of sickness across the UK.
Over the next 20 years, over 65s will grow 7x faster than under 65s and an ageing workforce could increase sick-related absences by an extra 27.5%.
About the event
Join us and speakers from organisations including Mott Macdonald, SLR Consulting and Thales who will be sharing their own experiences of the tool and how wellbeing initiatives in their organisations has helped improve employee wellbeing.
This event forms part of a series of events focused on employee wellbeing and is a partnership with BITC, the Bevan Commission, CBI Wales, Healthy Working Wales and Industry Wales.
Booking, contact details and further information

Contact Sarah.Hunter@bitc.org.uk, Senior Support Assistant, BITC for any further questions.
Full joining instructions will be sent before the event.

Find out how your organisation can become a member of Business in the Community

Peer Learning Forum: Wellbeing champions & mental health first aiders
2025-06-26 10:00 - 11:30 | Online
Join us to discuss how wellbeing champions and mental health first aiders can support your workforce wellbeing strategy

This is an online event.
Audience
Business in the Community (BITC) members who have advisory in their membership package. Our Peer Learning Forums (PLF) are now open to all members who have advisory in their membership package – hosted by our issue experts, there are 20 forums a year, covering a range of responsible business areas and enabling our members to discuss challenges, solutions and ideas. Wellbeing and inclusion practitioners, HR professionals and ERG leads will find this session particularly useful.

About the event
While many organisations now employ wellbeing practitioners, it is a tall order to effect positive change on wellbeing in your business as an “army of one”. We will explore the invaluable role that a vibrant community of wellbeing champions and well supported mental health first aiders can bring your strategic approach to life across the most complex and widespread of organisations.
BITC’s Workwell Model and Self-Assessment Tool (SAT) place importance on “better health and wellbeing” in responsible businesses – considering wellbeing holistically as something that we all deserve.

About Business in the Community’s Peer Learning Forums
BITC’s Peer Learning Forums provide a confidential environment to discuss common issues, solutions, and good practice. There will be an emphasis on discussion and sharing experiences. All contributions from businesses will be confidential within the group and won’t be shared externally by BITC.

Guest speaker

Sanchia Brown, Associate CIPD, Culture, Values & Wellbeing Specialist, Greater London Authority (GLA)

Booking and contact details and further information

Contact Jessica.hart@bitc.org.uk , Event Coordinator, BITC for any further questions.
Full joining instructions will be sent before the event.

Find out how your organisation can become a member of Business in the Community

What does health equity mean to business?
2025-07-02 10:00 - 11:15 | Online
This event will bring together business leaders taking action to foster health equity.

This is an online event.
Audience
This event is for Business in the Community (BITC) members by invite only. If you would like to attend, please contact Jenny.McLaren@bitc.org.uk.

Background
Health inequalities are differences in health outcomes between different groups that are avoidable and often systematic. These disparities are influenced by factors like socio-economic status, geography, ethnicity, and social exclusion.

People in the poorest parts of the UK live up to 10 years less than those in the richest areas. (Statistics on Health Inequalities in the United Kingdom)
Key determinants of health include income, education, housing, environment, and access to healthcare.

Existing health inequalities have been exacerbated since the pandemic, especially for those already disadvantaged. (What are health inequalities?)

Businesses have direct and far-reaching influence on health in many ways; through their employees, their supply chains, in the way that they use and manage their offices, the way they financially invest, of course through their community engagement and investment.
Businesses have a significant role to play in reducing health inequalities.

About the event
This event will bring together business leaders taking action to foster health equity. It will provide a platform to share insights, exchange experiences, and explore the actions businesses are taking to tackle health disparities. Attendees will have the opportunity to reflect on what health inequalities mean for business and how the private sector can be a force for positive change.

Guest speaker
TBC

Booking and contact details and further information

Contact Jenny.McLaren@bitc.org.uk for any further questions.
Full joining instructions will be sent before the event.

Find out how your organisation can become a member of Business in the Community

Peer Learning Forum: Wellbeing data and insights
2025-09-30 10:00 - 11:30 | Online
Join us to discuss how a data-driven approach to wellbeing is vital in effecting positive change.

This is an online event taking place on Microsoft Teams
Audience
Business in the Community (BITC) members who have advisory in their membership package. Our Peer Learning Forums (PLF) are open to all members who have advisory in their membership package – hosted by our issue experts, there are 20 forums a year, covering a range of responsible business areas and enabling our members to discuss challenges, solutions and ideas. Wellbeing and inclusion practitioners, HR professionals and ERG leads will find this session particularly useful.

About the event
“What’s measured is treasured” and “what’s measured gets managed” are commonly used phrases in the world of responsible business. Why is it that so many organisations report difficulty in determining the right measurements to demonstrate the bottom-line benefits of a healthier and happier workforce? This session will present an ideal opportunity for BITC members to learn and share what data and insights are really shifting the dial.
BITC’s Self-Assessment Tool (SAT) takes a measurement lens and applies it to the whole of the Workwell Model, confirming its fundamental importance in today’s lean operating environment.

About Business in the Community’s Peer Learning Forums
BITC’s Peer Learning Forums provide a confidential environment to discuss common issues, solutions, and good practice. There will be an emphasis on discussion and sharing experiences. All contributions from businesses will be confidential within the group and won’t be shared externally by BITC.
Booking and contact details and further information

Contact Jessica.Hart@bitc.org.uk , Event Coordinator, BITC for any further questions.
Full joining instructions will be sent before the event.

Find out how your organisation can become a member of Business in the Community

Inclusion & Wellbeing Champion Forum: Impacts of AI for disabled employees
2026-03-11 10:00 - 11:00 | Online event
Join us for an opportunity to discuss shaping the risks and opportunities for employment of disabled employees presented by AI adoption.

This is an online event.
Audience
This event is open to Inclusion (Gender, Race and Inclusion) and Wellbeing Champions.

Background

BITC found that 90% of organisations are considering the way AI interacts with the equality, diversity and inclusion agenda. A tailored focus on the impact of AI and disabled employees must be prioritised to reduce the risk of stalling progress on the disability pay and employment gap.

About the Event
Are you using or considering AI and/or automation technologies in your workplace? Have you considered the impacts of AI on disabled employees?
Join BITC and the University of Birmingham to explore the impacts of AI on disabled people in the UK through the AI-EMPOWERED research project with Dr Daniel Wheatley, Director of the Work Inclusivity Research Centre, University of Birmingham.
This champion forum shares expert-led insight and provides space to contribute to understanding the impacts of AI and automation on disabled employees. Regardless of your organisation’s maturity or current use of AI technologies, research estimates that globally 92 million jobs will be displaced by 2030.
Disabled employees already experience disproportionate marginalisation and barriers to accessing good work, an inequity at risk of rising without responsible AI adoption.
This event will:
– Explore the AI Empowered research project aims
– Ensure inclusivity remains at the forefront when considering the use of AI
– Facilitate best practice learning to support disabled people in the AI era

Business in the Community’s work on Artificial Intelligence and Wellbeing:
Business in the Community has responded to the rapidly evolving rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) through our Responsible AI labs, spotlighting critical challenges AI poses if businesses fail to embrace responsible integration. Considering the impact of AI on marginalised groups has remained imperative to this approach, exploring the Gendered Impacts of Artificial Intelligence and Racial Bias in AI.
BITC’s Wellbeing campaign and BITC Workwell model positions thriving people at the heart of organisational purpose, culture and business strategy, providing a framework for an intersectional, inclusive and people-first approach. Inclusive AI practice should consider the lived experience of the one in seven workers in Britain with a disability and the broader workforce wellbeing implications of adoption to identify risks and mitigate accordingly.
Find out more about BITC’s work on wellbeing.

Guest Speaker
Our guest speaker is Dr Daniel Wheatley, Director of the Work Inclusivity Research Centre, University of Birmingham.
He will be discussing the AI EMPOWERED research project, exploring the impacts of AI on disabled people in the UK.

Booking and contact details and further information

Contact Jade Olivo for any further questions.
Full joining instructions will be sent before the event.

Find out how your organisation can become a member of Business in the Community

Peer Learning Forum: Working your way: employee passports and job crafting
2026-04-16 10:00 - 11:00 | Online event
Explore how employee passports, flexible adjustments, and holistic job-crafting approaches can support sustainable wellbeing at work.

This is an online event taking place on Microsoft Teams

Audience
We are pleased to welcome Business in the Community (BITC) members, as well as non-members who have an advisory package with us. Hosted by our issue experts, there are 20 forums a year, covering a range of responsible business areas and enabling our members to discuss challenges, solutions and ideas.
This event will be of particular interest to HR, wellbeing, and EDI professionals seeking practical ways to embed inclusive wellbeing through job design.

About the event
As organisations respond to rising expectations around flexibility, inclusion and health at work, many are moving beyond reactive adjustments toward proactive, person-centred job design.
This session will examine how employee passports and job-crafting frameworks can: – –

Enable continuity of support across roles and managers
Reduce barriers for disabled employees and those with fluctuating health conditions
Embed wellbeing into everyday organisational practice rather than standalone initiatives

Join us to explore practical approaches, shared challenges, and emerging good practice in creating work that works for everyone.

Background
BITC’s Workwell Model highlights the interdependence of physical, mental, social and financial wellbeing, shaped by leadership behaviours, job design, and organisational culture. This forum builds on BITC’s wider work supporting employers to create inclusive, healthy, and sustainable workplaces where people can thrive.

About Business in the Community’s Peer Learning Forums
BITC’s Peer Learning Forums provide a confidential environment to discuss common issues, solutions, and good practice. There will be an emphasis on discussion and sharing experiences. All contributions from businesses will be confidential within the group and won’t be shared externally by BITC.

Booking and contact details and further information

Contact Annette.Ettarh@bitc.org.uk , Event Manager, BITC for any further questions.
Full joining instructions will be sent before the event.

Find out how your organisation can become a member of Business in the Community

Peer Learning Forum: Personal beliefs at work: Managing dissenting views
2026-05-21 10:00 - 11:00 | Online event
Join to explore how organisations can navigate differing personal beliefs while maintaining inclusion, dignity and psychological safety.

This is an online event taking place on Microsoft Teams

Audience
We are pleased to welcome Business in the Community (BITC) members, as well as non-members who have an advisory package with us. Hosted by our issue experts, there are 20 forums a year, covering a range of responsible business areas and enabling our members to discuss challenges, solutions and ideas.
This event will be of particular interest to HR, EDI, legal, and senior leaders responsible for culture, conduct, and employee relations.

About the event
Across many workplaces, conversations about identity, values, and beliefs are becoming more visible—and at times more contested. Leaders and HR professionals are increasingly asked to balance:

freedom of belief and expression

protection from discrimination and harassment

the need for respectful, inclusive workplace cultures

This session will provide a structured space to reflect on real-world dilemmas, share organisational approaches, and consider practical strategies for managing dissent in ways that uphold both inclusion and fairness.

Background
BITC’s inclusion work emphasises psychological safety, belonging, and respectful dialogue as core foundations of responsible business. Supporting employers to navigate complexity—rather than avoid it—is central to creating cultures where difference can exist without harm.

About Business in the Community’s Peer Learning Forums
BITC’s Peer Learning Forums provide a confidential environment to discuss common issues, solutions, and good practice. There will be an emphasis on discussion and sharing experiences. All contributions from businesses will be confidential within the group and won’t be shared externally by BITC.

Booking and contact details and further information

Contact events@bitc.org.uk for any further questions.
Full joining instructions will be sent before the event.

Find out how your organisation can become a member of Business in the Community
